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What Kind of (Coldplay) World is This.....

~ February 23, 2006 at 18:46 (Views: 83 )

Responding to davide's post....

Personally, I'm always amazed that after 30 years, The Beatles still show up religiously on the Top 10 Tracks list. Granted, they are the best Rock group in history, but c'mon. There have been a lot of other bands in those 3 decades!

I for one think Todd Rundgren needs to be in the list occasionally. As proof I offer the album: A Wizard, A True Star

Coldplay, it can be agreed, will be forgotten after 3 years... let alone 3 decades.

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Check out this band... Magic Shop

~ February 20, 2006 at 8:34 (Views: 55 )

This week's Indy Music Friday comes from Northampton Massachusetts... circa 1965. The band is Magic Shop and their self proclaimed retro style will probably find familiar.

Several songs are availble under CC license: including "It's Not Enough" and "Seventeen." These are there two best, i think.

For those of us old enough to remember Herman's Hermits, you will recognize the influence right away. For those younger than 30 years, maybe you find this similar to The Kinks. If you're younger than 20, chances are this song will remind you an Austin Powers movie. For me, this track is a five minute trip down Memory Lane.

The first few guitar cords immediately reminds me of Jean Genie, back when David Bowie was just "Bowie." About ten seconds later, I'm reminiscing about the Monkeys (anybody else ever cut cardboard 45's from cereal boxes?). Then a minute goes by, and for some reason Matthew Sweet comes to mind, and some other retro sounding rock bands, like Split Enz or early Oasis. It skips along in that style for a couple of minutes, and then takes a quick detour with a 70s-style hair band guitar solo.

Sometimes retro is fun, and sometimes (if it's done well and not hackneyed) retro is fresh and stylish. Sometimes retro is just about being fun. And this song is fun, and you can sense that the band is having fun while recording this.


After all, everything old really is new again.

find them at GarageBand.


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